HP has tied up with Time Inc to share its content on the HP TouchPad hoping users of the tablet will have something worthwhile to do with the device. What followed later had taken everyone by surprise as the tablet went from almost being an outcast to the most talked about tablet device in town, albeit for a brief period and that too after having been privided with a hefty … [Read more...] about Time Inc. Will Stop Publishing to the HP TouchPad March 10th
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HP TouchPad gets Android ICS via CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0
CyanogenMod 9 has come out with the Alpha 0 build of Android Ice Cream Sandwich for the TouchPad that seems to be hitting headlines more headline post its death than when it was alive. A lot of things are working post the update though, as it usually is with Alpha builds, there will always be some that serves to test our patience. However, in this case, a lot of things are … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad gets Android ICS via CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0
HP First Tried to Sell WebOS and Palm Assets for $1.2 billion, Before Making It Open Source
HP's plans of making its WebOS as open source has not been as spontaneous as it might seem, new details on this reveal. This since the real plans of HP appear to be selling off its failed venture without incurring any loss. HP had purchased the WebOS as well as other Palm assets for a quite hefty $1.2 billion. HP had first tried to sell if off to anyone who paid it the exact … [Read more...] about HP First Tried to Sell WebOS and Palm Assets for $1.2 billion, Before Making It Open Source
MIUI Beta for the HP TouchPad Now Available for Download
HP TouchPad could well be labeled as dead inventory as of now. Even if there are only a few available, the price is certainly not the sweet $99 that has propelled the tablet to instant stardom some months back. That, however, does not deter the online community of HP TouchPad holders from going ahead with their dream project of having on board the tablet a version of the … [Read more...] about MIUI Beta for the HP TouchPad Now Available for Download
HP TouchPad sells out in an hour on Ebay
HP had a sale at 4 PM Pacific on EBAY that saw the 16 and 32 Refurbished variants selling for low prices. The entire stock was sold out in little less then an hour and at the tale end of today's sale we saw hundreds of units sold. The 16 GB model was selling for $99 while the 32 GB edition sold for about 149. One of the drawbacks of the last sale for a long time for webOS based … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad sells out in an hour on Ebay
Week in Review for Tablet News
The past week has been a busy one with lots of tablet news coming our way. The diversity in the tablet affairs that we got to witness in the past week has been fascinating. While we've seen one tablet, the Dell Streak 7, going into oblivion after a not too impressive existence, the Adam from Notion Ink came back from a lull with an Android ICS makeover. However, the first … [Read more...] about Week in Review for Tablet News
Android 4.0 Being Readied to Run on the HP TouchPad
Developers who are working on a modified version of Google Android 2.3 to allow it to run on the HP TouchPad tablet have made another early breakthrough. A version of Android 4.0 has been modified by one of the team members to work on his personal Touchpad. There are, however, certain bugs that are occurring on the device and are being attended to. The issues that have to be … [Read more...] about Android 4.0 Being Readied to Run on the HP TouchPad
HP to Decide the Fate of webOS in Two Weeks
While HP might have been able to wash its hands clean with the TouchPad tablet PCs, it still has another aspect of its botched attempt at the tablet segment so far to take care of; the WebOS platform that it had acquired in 2010. However, HP CEO Meg Whitman has now confirmed they will come to a conclusion with the WebOS within the next two weeks. The HP chief exec also added … [Read more...] about HP to Decide the Fate of webOS in Two Weeks
CyanogenMod for the HP TouchPad Now Upgraded to Alpha 3 Stage
The TouchPad has had an incredible response from consumers, though unfortunately for its makers that was only after the tablet's price was reduced to just $99. However, almost all those who had picked up the TouchPad had done so with the idea that one day they would be able to run Android on this tablet. RootzWiki has been hard at work on this and the Alpha 2 version … [Read more...] about CyanogenMod for the HP TouchPad Now Upgraded to Alpha 3 Stage
TigerDirect Has the HP TouchPad in Stock
The HP TouchPad lit the geek world on fire a few months ago when it was offered for $99 and sold a few hundred thousand units in a matter of days. If you did not get a chance to buy it you are in luck, TigerDirect is now stocking the unit for purchase. You can now buy the TouchPad 32 GB version for $300, which is fairly expensive given the future of webOS remains uncertain. … [Read more...] about TigerDirect Has the HP TouchPad in Stock
HP TouchPad at $150 from Best Buy from Nov 1
The HP TouchPad, it seems, just refuses to die down. The tablet running WebOS has already been through its last rites, but it's back again one more time. Also, going by the way the TouchPad saga has been unfolding, no body knows for sure if this is the last that we are seeing of the HP tablet device. Coming to the latest TouchPad appearance, one would be able to pick up the … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad at $150 from Best Buy from Nov 1
The HP TouchPad May Live on with Windows 8
New CEO Meg Whitman is re-evaluating the decision to both kill of their entire PC division and the HP TouchPad. The first tablet issued by HP received a lukewarm response by the media and experienced lackluster sales in the retail sphere. It was not until the device came down to $99 was everyone breaking down doors to find one. HP has told Fox News that the HP TouchPad may live … [Read more...] about The HP TouchPad May Live on with Windows 8
HP TouchPad Gets a New WebOS Firmware Update!
The HP TouchPad has just received a new over the air update via WIFI today that adds some new functionality to the device. Many people wrote the tablet off as dead and they would never receive any enhancements again. Well, time to eat crow! Some of the new functionality you'll find in the new update 3.0.4, include: A new Camera app for photos and video The ability to … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad Gets a New WebOS Firmware Update!
Android for TouchPad Released, in Alpha Stage Now
HP TouchPad should ideally be running the Android operating system. Unfortunately, that is still some way off and the best that we can have at the moment is what CyanogenMod has come out with—an upgrade to the Android 2.3 as an alpha build which they have named the CyanogenMod 7. However, installing it on the device requires courage, both in technical spirit as in the mind. … [Read more...] about Android for TouchPad Released, in Alpha Stage Now